Gourav Poddar

Gourav Poddar appeared as the fourth PlayAlong Shukravaar contestant on the 2023 season of Kaun Banega Crorepati and won Rs. 320,000 after answering his eleventh question wrong.

KBC Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First
Arrange these chief ministers according to their states from west to east.
⬥ A: Shri Conrad Sangma	⬥ B: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
⬥ C: Sushri Mamata Banerjee	⬥ D: Shri Bhupendra Patel

The correct order is D-B-C-A. Out of 9 remaining contestants, three got it right, but Gourav was the fastest in 8.29 seconds.

Gourav's Run to Rs. 70,000,000 (Part 1)[]

Rs. 1,000 (1 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which 2023 Akshay Kumar film's name also means 'a photograph that one has taken of oneself'?
⬥ A: Landscape	⬥ B: Candid
⬥ C: Selfiee	⬥ D: Panorama

Rs. 2,000 (2 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these appliances needs water to perform its primary function?
⬥ A: Washing machine	⬥ B: Toaster
⬥ C: Television	⬥ D: Ceiling fan

Rs. 3,000 (3 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which is the Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport set to open?
⬥ A: Banaras	⬥ B: Ayodhya
⬥ C: Lucknow	⬥ D: Prayagraj

Rs. 5,000 (4 of 16) - 45 Seconds
In which of these sports is the Indian Super League contested?
⬥ A: Cricket	⬥ B: Volleyball
⬥ C: Kabaddi	⬥ D: Football

Rs. 10,000 (5 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these does Saturn have that the Earth does not?
⬥ A: Moon	⬥ B: Atmosphere
⬥ C: Gravity	⬥ D: Rings

Rs. 20,000 (6 of 16) - 60 Seconds
The name of which internal organ appears in the English name of 'rajma'?
⬥ A: Kidney	⬥ B: Heart
⬥ C: Lungs	⬥ D: Brain

Rs. 40,000 (7 of 16) - 60 Seconds
This is the emblem of which international organisation? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: United Nations	⬥ B: World Health Organisation
⬥ C: World Bank	⬥ D: International Monetary Fund
Ask the Audience Results: A: 28% ⬥ B: 46% ⬥ C: 14% ⬥ D: 14%

Rs. 80,000 (8 of 16) - 60 Seconds
A new version of which rover, along with the lander Vikram, was send with Chandrayyan-3?
⬥ A: Deepak	⬥ B: Som
⬥ C: Pragyan	⬥ D: Abhay

Rs. 160,000 (9 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Which Chief Minister, born in the town of Jorhat, is also the President of the Badminton Association of India? "Double Dip" lifeline used
⬥ A: Shri Naveen Patnaik	⬥ B: Shri Bhupesh Baghel
⬥ C: Shri Nitish Kumar	⬥ D: Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma

Rs. 320,000 (10 of 16) - 60 Seconds
The CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai, is an alumnus of which premier Indian educational institution?
⬥ A: IIT Kharagpur	⬥ B: NIT Durgapur
⬥ C: IIT Delhi	⬥ D: NIT Trichy

Gourav's Super Sandook Run[]

Rs. 10,000 (1 of 10)
Which of these football clubs is based in a national capital?
⬥ A: Real Madrid	⬥ B: Liverpool
⬥ C: Barcelona	⬥ D: LA Galaxy

Rs. 20,000 (2 of 10)
A treatment for the care of which body part is termed as 'manicure'?
⬥ A: Hair	⬥ B: Teeth
⬥ C: Feet	⬥ D: Fingernails

Rs. 30,000 (3 of 10)
A nuclear disaster occurred at which of these places in 1986?
⬥ A: Chernobyl	⬥ B: Monticello
⬥ C: Three Mile Island	⬥ D: Fukushime

Rs. 40,000 (4 of 10)
Who wrote the 1950 novel 'Pinjar'?
⬥ A: Amrita Pritam	⬥ B: Prabhjot Kaur
⬥ C: Ajit Saini	⬥ D: Sukhbir

Rs. 50,000 (5 of 10)
What was the name of Maharana Pratap's horse?
⬥ A: Pawan	⬥ B: Chetak
⬥ C: Tez	⬥ D: Shamsher

Rs. 60,000 (6 of 10)
Director Akira Kurosawa hailed from which country?
⬥ A: Italy	⬥ B: Russia
⬥ C: France	⬥ D: Japan

Rs. 70,000 (7 of 10)
In which valley is the Chandrataal lake located?
⬥ A: Araku	⬥ B: Neora
⬥ C: Spiti	⬥ D: Doon

Rs. 80,000 (8 of 10)
A native of the Netherlands would speak which language?
⬥ A: Dutch	⬥ B: Welsh
⬥ C: French	⬥ D: Czech

Rs. 90,000 (9 of 10)
In what form do dry battery cells usually store energy?
⬥ A: Kinetic	⬥ B: Chemical
⬥ C: Thermal	⬥ D: Mechanical

Rs. 100,000 (10 of 10)
In how many categories is the Nobel Prize awarded?
⬥ A: 4	⬥ B: 5
⬥ C: 6	⬥ D: 7

Gourav became the sixth contestant to beat Super Sandook at 10 seconds remaining. He won Rs. 80,000. Gourav used his Rs. 80,000 prize to renew his Ask the Audience lifeline.

Gourav's Run to Rs. 70,000,000 (Part 2)[]

Rs. 640,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed
Lata Mangeshkar was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 2001, the same year as which other musician? "Ask the Audience" and "Double Dip" lifelines used
⬥ A: Pandit Ravi Shankar	⬥ B: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
⬥ C: Ustad Bismillah Khan	⬥ D: MS Subbulakshmi
Ask the Audience Results: A: 29% ⬥ B: 35% ⬥ C: 28% ⬥ D: 8%

TOTAL PRIZE: ₹3,20,000

Preceded by Vishwas Gautam	Kaun Banega Crorepati Contestant (Season 15) Gourav Poddar	Succeeded by Neeru Yadav and Chhavi Rajawat (Celebrity Edition) Dharmendra Surana (Ordinary)